Leg-mount caster



w. H. AND 0. B. NOELT'ING.

LEG MOUNT EASTER. APPLICATION FILED AUG.29. 1921.

Patented Apr. 25, 1922.

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WILLIAM H. NOELTING- AND cLAnE cE B. NOELTING, or EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, I ASSIGNORS TO r uL'rLEss-cAsTER COMPANY, or EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, A

CORPORATION.

To all whom zf tmag concern:

vBe it known that we, WIL IAM H.

TING and C ARENCE B. NOELTING, citizens of t the Unlted States, and residents of Evans-* ville, county of Vanderburg, and State of Indiana, have invented a certain new and useful Leg-Mount Caster and we dohereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had ter, and the chiefobjectthereof is to provide an improved leg mount fora tubular leg.

The chief feature of the invention consists Y in the particular construction. of the leg mount. 7 I v e The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following description and claims. I

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the supported end of a tubular leg showing a caster and the improved leg mount associated therewith. Fig. 2 is a central sectional view through the same. Fig.3 is an enlarged central sectional view of the tubular leg, and improved leg mount, showing the Fig. l is a view similar to Fig. '3 andof a modified form of the invention. Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. 23 0f another modified form of the invention.

In the drawings, 10 indicates a tubular leg which is of relativelythincross sectional area with respect tothe diameter of the circular leg. Herein the leg is illustrated as substantially circular, although other forms of tubular legs maybe used without depart-' ing from the invention.

leg includes the wheel 11, the yoke 12 and the pintle 13. The caster is retained within the tubular leg and the upper end thereof is centered within said leg a spring member with yielding retaining arms. comprising the spring clip member 14 which is centrally apertured at 15 to receive the upper end of the pintle and two parallel and downwardly extending arms 16 which are apertured at 17 retain, as well as center said leg mount upon the tubular leg. The eutside flange 28 may to provide two inwardly extending inter- L GMOUNT .cAs'TEn:

tured suchthat when said inwardly ente ndi-Y r each other, the apertures 19thereofregister. 1

ing arm portions 18 are positioned adjacent Preferably the apertures 19 are elongated so that the spring arms 16 may spring outwardly to alimited degree, being restrained by the inwardly extending arms 18 through Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 25," 1922. -A pp 1ication filed August 29,1921. Serial No. 496,430. I V

the pintle 13 which extends through the registering elongated apertures 19. Herein the spring arms 16 terminate in inwardly ex- Q tending ends'QO; The-head of thepintle 13 is suitably enlargedor upsetas indicated at 2l to retain thespring centering and-- yielding retaining member 14 or any: other suitable meansuponsaidpintle. r

The pintle adjacent the yoke portion is provided with an annular enlargement, such as the ring portion 22, and seatable upon;

said ring portion is a leg mount construction which includes a downwardly dished disk or plate portion 23'which is centrally apertture d at 24 to provide an opening for; the pintle to extend therethrou'gh. There is ,also; provided around the opening and extending upwardly from the dished shape plate of the disk a bearing fiange25'which aids in centering the pintle. Also since the upper end of tubular bearing ,portion25 serves to prevent excessive angular movement and excesslve '80 the pintle is centered, the relatively elongated l same in associated relation by full lines and in un-associated relation by the dotted line's.

wear of the plate upon-the pintle. The outer end of the plate terminates in an inner flange 26, which issubstantially annular since the y tubewith which it is to be associated is annular, and said flange terminates infa supporting portion27 which is turned upwardly at 28 to form an outside flange concentric with the inside flange 2 6 and between which,

there is formed agrooveadapted to loosely receive the end of the tubular leg 10. The

r dotted lines in Fig. 3 indicate the normal po- The caster construction associated with the sition of the portions of the leg mount con.-

the tubular leg; while after the same is positioned upon the tubular leg and the weight struction before ,positioning the same upon the inner wall of't he tubular leg to friction- 7' I ally engage the same and thereby frictionally 128;,andthe insideflange126, a supporting portion 127, the dished-shape plate portion 123 and the bearing -portio11-125 with the' be so positioned as to bear against the tubular leg-1O ormay be relatively free therefrom, as desired, since frictional engagement of the outside-flange-isnot necessary in this; form of construction. I 7 In Fig. 4;. there is shown a modified form of the invention and the leg mount, isrherein;

illustrated as including the outside flange central opening 124. In this modification,

"however instead of the annular channel 'be-ing suflicientlylarge so asto'freely receive "the tube 10, said annular channel is substantially- Vl-shaped and a double pinch is secured. This double pinch iscausedby'the applicationofa'load through the tubular leg, which serves to force said 'leginto the. V-shaped groove-"and towards the base thereof, which forces the outside annular flange outwardly so that the same bears against the exterior of the tubular leg and.

- simultaneouslywith the application of the I intlies'econd case illustrated in Fig. 4 by load, 'the-"bearing portion 1255, together with 'the dishedportiom moves upwardly within the tubular leg, thereby forcing the upper *portion'of the inner flange 126 'outwardly .into engagement with theinner surface of 30 thetubular leg. This,theretore, secures a clamping action or double pinch. Herein the inner and outer flanges are illustrated as substantially continuous, but this .is'not essentialso long as the results hereinbeiore described are secured by the inner flange and both flanges. p,

Between the bearing-125 and its connection with' the "dished-shape plate portion 123, there is provided an annular depending 7 flange forming" portion, whichby being concentric with the bearing125 but of slightly larger diameter, forms a seat adapted to receiveand center the ring flange 22 on the caster *plntle.

"Fig. 5 illustrates a'rnodified form of'the invention and in this form-oi the invention, it will be noted that the outer annular flange '228, which is purely ornamental in this inaway from the tube 10.1 In this modificastaince, 'is spaced a considerable distance 1 tion, which is substantially similar to that shown in Figs. 3 and-4;, it will be noted that the bearing 225'pr ovides the pintle opening 924 and'the depending annular flange 229 forms the centering flange for the pintle ring 22; The dished shape plate portion *223, as in'all the modifications, is provided 'wlithfa depending flange portion 226 for engaging and frictionally. gripping the inner surface of the tubular part 10,"which is sup- "ported'when weight'is applied thereto by the supporting portion 227., "It will be noted 1 thatjin Figs. 2 and 3, the ornamental "flange 'QS' is' positioned close to the tubular partlO,

I groove.

securing the same thereto.

' an intermediate. downwardly and may or may not, as desired, trictionally engage said tubular part. in F 1g. 5 the fiange228 is shown n spaced relatlon Wlth said tubularmember;fivhile in Fig. 42,, the V i outside flange 128 frictionally engages the tubular part 10 to cooperate with the inner flange 126.

The invention claimed'is: l.- A caster for tubular legsineluding a leg supporting plate having a centralopenng to receive a caster pintle and be supported thereby, and substantially continuous 3. A caster for tubula'rlegs includinga downwardly dished-shape legsupportlng plate having a central opening to receive a caster pintle and be supported thereby, sub

stantially continuous flange means engaging bearingsurrounding said opening. 7

4. In a leg mount for tubular legs including a leg supportmgportion, an upturned flange for enclosing the end of the tubular leg, and 'a second upturned flange within said tubular leg for centering said leg mount and engaging the interior of said tubular leg forv 5. A'leg mount for tubular legs'including a leg supportingndis'k having a U-shaped groove adapted to receive the tubular leg substantially the entire interior periphery of the tubular leg, and an upwardly extending and for centering the pintle Within said fleg and securing said leg mount to said leg.

6. A caster for tubular legs, including a dished-shapele'g supporting plate having a central opening to receive a caster pintle,

substantially continuous upwardly extending flange means surrounding saidopening' and forminga tubular bearing for the'pintle, an intermediate. downwardly extending flange means between said tubular bearing flange andjthe dishedshape plate and con-1 centric with the tubular flange for centering and limiting the inward movement lol the 'c'astr'pintle, and substantially continuous flange means engaging substantially the en- 7 tire interior periphery of the tubular leg.v

a 1 A caster for tubular legs, lncludinga dished-shape leg supporting plate having a central opening "to receive a caster pintle,

substantially continuous upwardly extendmg fian emeans surrounding said opening;

and forming a tubular bearing for the pintle, extending flange means between said tubular bearing flange and the dished-shape plate anoleon- With-the inner beating flange "for enclosingi centric with the tubular flange for centering the lower end of the tubular leg.

and limiting the inward movement ofthe In witness whereof, 'we have hereunto 10 1 caster pintle', substantially continuous flange afiixed our signatures.

means engaging Substantially the entire ine r terior periphery of the tubular leg, andan v v WILLIAMH. NOELTING.- upwardly extending outer flange concentric CLARENCE B, N OELTI NG'. v 

